"Given the nature of how terrorists act and where they tend to hide, it may not always be feasible to capture a United States citizen terrorist who presents an imminent threat of violent attack," he said.

I agree with the overall concept but get the feeling the definition of words like 'feasible', 'imminent' and 'terrorists' are going to get looser as time goes on.

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Imagine the outcry if the UK had had this policy during 'the troubles' ... clearly what is sauce for the goose is not necessarily sauce for the gander.
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There was "shoot to kill" etc and the Septics were often upset by British behavior on their favorite island but I can't recall us bumping a citizen off on a "hate speech" basis alone. I can think of a number of clerics who might have been suitable candidates for the Hellfire experience.

That's a naive and foolish statement. The government is NEVER the good guys. The government, of any country, is a collection of politicians and senior civil servants who are highly ambitious and power hungry. They are generally ruthless and will do whatever they can to further their position. There are only 2 things that keep them "good" - external scrutiny and each other. The threat of external scrutiny is declining as western citizens lose interest in the political process and the press generally fails because it is too embedded in the establishment. The result is that the only thing keeping these people in check is the threat that one of their own will expose them for their own advantage. The cousins should be seriously worried about this development but won't. "If you tolerate this then your children will be next."

That's a naive and foolish statement. The government is NEVER the good guys. The government, of any country, is a collection of politicians and senior civil servants who are highly ambitious and power hungry. They are generally ruthless and will do whatever they can to further their position. There are only 2 things that keep them "good" - external scrutiny and each other. The threat of external scrutiny is declining as western citizens lose interest in the political process and the press generally fails because it is too embedded in the establishment. The result is that the only thing keeping these people in check is the threat that one of their own will expose them for their own advantage. The cousins should be seriously worried about this development but won't. "If you tolerate this then your children will be next."